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John Whitby Allen was an American model railroader who created the famous HO scale Gorre & Daphetid model railroad in Monterey, California and authored numerous magazine articles on model railroading starting in the 1940s. Allen was renowned for his skill at scratch building and creating scenery and he pioneered the technique of weathering his models to improve realiism.

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Allen family name, ancestry, and history

Meaning

"handsome"

Origins

Scotland

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Allen is a surname of Scottish origin, coming from aluinn meaning handsome. Allen is the 42nd most common surname in the United Kingdom. It is reported as 27th in a list of common surnames in the United States.